Draft-rigging.



of the same; Fig. 3 is asect-ion on theline- IIIIII-of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspec- UNITED srArE-s OFFICE;

Jason, .1. BYEBS, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Assmnon To THE NATIONAL MALLEABLE cnscrnvss COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, OHIO; A conronn'rron. or OHIO.

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Appl ication'fi1edMay23. 191-0. Seria1No.562,794.i

draft rigging embodying my invention, Fig;

2 is a plan view partly in horizontal section tiveview of one of the castings.

My invention has relation to draft rig-- gings,'and more particularly to draft riggings of the type describedand'claimed in my Patent No. 673,419, dated May -7, 1901, in -which the yoke instead of extending around the draft springs and followers in a vertical plane, embraces the springs and'followers laterally, and the springs and, followers can be readily removed from the'bottom of the cage or pocket in which they are seated.

"The present invention is designed to provide means of simple and eflective character for securing the'draft rigging to the draft sills of the car, and'also to provide a pocket' for the draft springs and followers which can be readily constructed and from which-v the springs and followers can be readily removed.

In-the drawings, the numeral 2 designates the draft sills, which are preferably in the form of channels spaced from each other with their flanges 2*" turned outwardly;

3 designates the front/follower and 4 the rear follower.

5is the yoke, which is securedin any usual. of suitable manner to they draw-bar 5, andwhich embraces said followers laterally; and 6 are thedraft springs arranged one above the other between the followers.

In accordance with my invention, I secure between the draft sills 2, two members, preferably castings 7 and 8, these two members or castings being preferably duplicates of each other and spaced longitudinally from each other, to provide for the seating of the I followers and springs between their inner ends. 'These castings are rigidly secured to Specification of Letters l fatent. Patented Nov 12, .1912.

the draft sills by means of rivets 9, through" 1 their side members. Each casting is of gen eral hollow boX form, with the vertical'walls or bearing surfaces '10 above and below the yoke for one of the followers, the yoke extending through and between such upper and lower bearing surfaces. The "sideim'embers .of each casting are also. preferably pro- Vided with the inward projections or ribs 11, between'which the yoke is guided and which also form'gtiides for the followers. The two members 7 and 8 may be cast from a similar pattern and can be readily secured in place between the draft sills. They not only form a secure means of attaching the" draft rigging to the car sills and a proper bearing for the followers, but they. alsoprovide-a pocket forthe springs'. The space between the two castings is open at the bottom 'to permit'thes'prings and followers to bereadily removed downwardly, this open portion being normally closedby the detachable plate 12.

' It will be obvious that the exact form and construction of the, parts 7 and 8 may be varled .without departing from my invention, and that other changes may be made in the details of construction and arrangew ment of the parts, withi-n'the scope of the appended claims. I

I claim:

- 1. In a draft rigging, the combination with draft, sills, of two separate pocket forming members separately secured 'be tween and connecting the sills and spaced from each-other longitudinally, said sills connecting the pocket-forming membersto each other, each of said members having upper and lower portions extendmgtransversely-across the ends of the pocket and forming follower, abutments, together with followers arranged to seat against said abutments, substantially as described.

2. In a draft rigging, the combination, I

with draft sills, of. two separate pocket-- forming members having straightv outer sides separately secured to the inner faces of the sills and connecting the sills, and

spaced from each other longitudinally, said sills connecting the pocket-forming meming guides for the followers, substantially bers to each other, each of said members as described. 10 having upper-and lower portions extending In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set transversely across the ends of the pocket my hand.

and forming follower abut-merits, together JACOB J. BYERS. with followers arranged to seat against said Witnesses:

'abutments, each of said: members having TOM H. ROBINSON,

side portions formed with inwardly extend- I ALBERT O. BUcKINs, Jr.

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